comparatively. it s in the mid 50s in washington. right by the bay. a few spots in parts of northern virginia and then maryland, nearby suburbs in montgomery, prince george s county, it s generally in the upper 40s now. fairfax and arlington county, near 50 degrees. out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, locations in the mid 50s. sunrise at 6:47. by 9:00, we ought to be into the 60s with a lot of cloudiness. maybe a little sun in and out as well as around noontime. by then, it will be up around 70 degrees. and then by mid-afternoon, may actually hit the upper 70s parts of virginia around the metro area. hitting the low to mid 70s. then by 5:00, there s a possibility of a shower or thundershower. it may occur sooner than that, too. and we ll be down into the upper 60s by then. sunset at 7:35. getting chilly tonight. we ll look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. good morning. i m following breaking news on the
arlington. in this particular area south of martin high school on thorncliff drive, it is a sobering sight this morning. homes have been destroyed on both sides of the streets. large trees snapped in half like twigs. you have cars and trucks and even camper trailers like the one you see behind me that have been tossed on to lawns and crumpled. as you mentioned, you may have seen the video from yesterday live as the tornadoes touched down from the nbc chopper of the semi-truck trailers that were thrown into the air. reports this morning have 650 homes and businesses that have been destroyed. 17 people have been injured. some critically. incredibly, considering the extent of the damage, no fatalities so far. today, of course, will be about assessing the damage further and allocating resources and the relief effort. live in arlington, brian saunders, back to you. any more reports of tornadoes or storms moving through the area? reporter: actually, the storms have moved to the
it is calm out there right now. clear skies generally and much cooler than it was 24 hours ago. the clouds and light rain showers that you see will roll in here. partly cloudy skies but it will generally be a dry day today. 46 at reagan national. that is at warm spot. 35 in winchester. 36 in fredericksburg and 35 out at dulles. our highs later today will be cooler than yesterday. partly sunny skies. zoo be a sprinkle or shower. most of us should remain dry. 57 with winds light or out of the west at 10 miles per hour. weekend still looking good. i ll have that for you in just a minute. we want to take a look at our top stories. falling debris forced farragut north metro station to shut down. metro officials are doing a precautionary emergency inspection after a large chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling tile above the north end of the platform. officials say road crews building a median on connecticut street between k and l street apparently did the damage. a guantanamo